First Lady of Style

Lower Hutt-born Anouska Hempel (Lady Weinberg) featured in The Times‘ list of iconic women over 50 in a piece by writer Paul Theroux on ‘the older woman’. Hempel is the creative force behind ultra-hip London hotels Blakes and The Hempel, not to mention a biannual couture collection, an eponymous design company, and products and interiors for luxury companies Louis Vuitton and Van Cleef & Arpels.